Family Search for Linux patch set for any JVM ≥ 1.6

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Family Search for Linux patch set for any JVM ≥ 1.6

Prerequisites

You can install all of the following packages with a single apt install command. I just listed them here separately to explain each of them.

• A Java runtime environment of at least version 1.6. On Debian you can install one like this:

   sudo apt install default-jre
  

• According to Getting FamilySearch Indexing to work in Ubuntu 14.04 you also need a few shared libraries:

   sudo apt install libgtk2.0-0:i386 libxtst6:i386 libxtst6:i386 libx11-dev:i386 libz1:i386 libncurses5:i386 libbz2-1.0:i386 libxi6 libxtst6 libxrender1
  

  They were already installed on my system so I haven't tested the veracity of that claim.

• The wget and patch tools:

   sudo apt install wget patch
  

Installation instructions

1. Download the Unix installer.

   wget -c https://indexing.familysearch.org/downloads/Indexing_unix.sh
   

2. Download the patch set.

   wget https://gist.githubusercontent.com/davidfoerster/a7eb57becee7d5c44a3f5d9df89e2a78/raw/Indexing_unix.sh.patch https://gist.githubusercontent.com/davidfoerster/a7eb57becee7d5c44a3f5d9df89e2a78/raw/indexing.patch
   

3. Patch the installer.

   patch -b Indexing_unix.sh < Indexing_unix.sh.patch
   

4. Run the installer.

   ./Indexing_unix.sh
   

5. Patch the installed application.

   patch -p2 -d ~/.FamilySearchIndexing < indexing.patch
   

… and you're good to go.

Tested with OpenJDK 1.8 on Ubuntu 14.04.

indexing.patch

--- a/.FamilySearchIndexing/indexing.familysearch.org/indexing	2016-06-15 13:29:12.000000000 +0200
+++ b/.FamilySearchIndexing/indexing.familysearch.org/indexing	2016-10-04 10:52:34.609943722 +0200
@@ -105,16 +105,16 @@
     fi
   fi
 
-  if [ "$ver_major" = "" ]; then
-    return;
-  fi
-  if [ "$ver_major" -gt "1" ]; then
-    return;
-  elif [ "$ver_major" -eq "1" ]; then
-    if [ "$ver_minor" -gt "6" ]; then
-      return;
-    fi
-  fi
+# if [ "$ver_major" = "" ]; then
+#   return;
+# fi
+# if [ "$ver_major" -gt "1" ]; then
+#   return;
+# elif [ "$ver_major" -eq "1" ]; then
+#   if [ "$ver_minor" -gt "6" ]; then
+#     return;
+#   fi
+# fi
 
   app_java_home=$test_dir
 }
--- a/.FamilySearchIndexing/indexing.familysearch.org/uninstall	2016-06-15 13:29:12.000000000 +0200
+++ b/.FamilySearchIndexing/indexing.familysearch.org/uninstall	2016-10-04 10:52:34.609943722 +0200
@@ -105,16 +105,16 @@
     fi
   fi
 
-  if [ "$ver_major" = "" ]; then
-    return;
-  fi
-  if [ "$ver_major" -gt "1" ]; then
-    return;
-  elif [ "$ver_major" -eq "1" ]; then
-    if [ "$ver_minor" -gt "6" ]; then
-      return;
-    fi
-  fi
+# if [ "$ver_major" = "" ]; then
+#   return;
+# fi
+# if [ "$ver_major" -gt "1" ]; then
+#   return;
+# elif [ "$ver_major" -eq "1" ]; then
+#   if [ "$ver_minor" -gt "6" ]; then
+#     return;
+#   fi
+# fi
 
   app_java_home=$test_dir
 }

Indexing_unix.sh.patch

--- Indexing_unix.sh	2016-10-04 10:38:56.804167702 +0200
+++ Indexing_unix.sh	2016-10-04 10:48:30.712992854 +0200
@@ -105,16 +105,16 @@
     fi
   fi
 
-  if [ "$ver_major" = "" ]; then
-    return;
-  fi
-  if [ "$ver_major" -gt "1" ]; then
-    return;
-  elif [ "$ver_major" -eq "1" ]; then
-    if [ "$ver_minor" -gt "6" ]; then
-      return;
-    fi
-  fi
+# if [ "$ver_major" = "" ]; then
+#   return;
+# fi
+# if [ "$ver_major" -gt "1" ]; then
+#   return;
+# elif [ "$ver_major" -eq "1" ]; then
+#   if [ "$ver_minor" -gt "6" ]; then
+#     return;
+#   fi
+# fi
 
   app_java_home=$test_dir
 }